6227 Module 5 - Guided Notes
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Precision teaching (PT) is a branch of behavior analysis, which evaluates and manipulates the
_______________ with which individuals respond to academic_______________. It is not simply a
method of teaching; rather PT is a precise measurement system utilizing ___________________
________________________ charts, which allow one to evaluate behavior and to make appropriate
instructional decisions. - Answer: speed, standard, standard celeration
There are two types of operants that are frequently evaluated:_________________ operants and free
operants. Precision Teaching shapes and measures ______________________ behavior. - Answer:
restricted, free-operant
Restricted-operant behavior is behavior that is built using____________________________ methods,
where a distinct antecedent stimulus is presented and only one response can be
_______________(Pear, 2001). These methods are typically used and/or investigated in education, child
development and some areas of behavior analysis (Lindsley, 1996). - Answer: discrete-trial, emitted
Free-operant behavior is behavior that is not constrained by an antecedent and consequence stimuli for
each response; rather, the behavior occurs repeatedly and often at a ________________ frequency.
Specifically, the organism is free to _________________(Sidman, 1960). - Answer: high, respond
To measure free operant behavior,___________________ (count per minute)serves as the fundamental
unit of analysis in PT (Lindsley, 1972). - Answer: frequency
Indicating that a behavior occurred x amount of time does not provide the same description as
indicating that the behavior occurred x amount of times during y period of time. The first account, which
omits time, can be______________________. - Answer: misleading
Lindsley (2001) consistently found frequency to be ______________ times more sensitive with respect
to changes in independent variables than percent correct and 10 to 100 times more sensitive than
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Most Tested) with
Verified Answers
Precision teaching (PT) is a branch of behavior analysis, which evaluates and manipulates the
_______________ with which individuals respond to academic_______________. It is not simply a
method of teaching; rather PT is a precise measurement system utilizing ___________________
________________________ charts, which allow one to evaluate behavior and to make appropriate
instructional decisions. - Answer: speed, standard, standard celeration
There are two types of operants that are frequently evaluated:_________________ operants and free
operants. Precision Teaching shapes and measures ______________________ behavior. - Answer:
restricted, free-operant
Restricted-operant behavior is behavior that is built using____________________________ methods,
where a distinct antecedent stimulus is presented and only one response can be
_______________(Pear, 2001). These methods are typically used and/or investigated in education, child
development and some areas of behavior analysis (Lindsley, 1996). - Answer: discrete-trial, emitted
Free-operant behavior is behavior that is not constrained by an antecedent and consequence stimuli for
each response; rather, the behavior occurs repeatedly and often at a ________________ frequency.
Specifically, the organism is free to _________________(Sidman, 1960). - Answer: high, respond
To measure free operant behavior,___________________ (count per minute)serves as the fundamental
unit of analysis in PT (Lindsley, 1972). - Answer: frequency
Indicating that a behavior occurred x amount of time does not provide the same description as
indicating that the behavior occurred x amount of times during y period of time. The first account, which
omits time, can be______________________. - Answer: misleading
Lindsley (2001) consistently found frequency to be ______________ times more sensitive with respect
to changes in independent variables than percent correct and 10 to 100 times more sensitive than
